8/25/10 Bronx Box 4455 - All Hands

[catry]

Edenwald, the Bronx, 8/25/10

Address: 3451 De Lavall Ave between Hollers Ave and the New England Thruway

Class 3 Box 4455
E?? acting 38, TL33 acting 51
Battalion 20

19:09 hours
TL33 acting 51: Transmit the Box, we have smoke pushing out the windows

Box after initial 4455
Engs. 320 acting 66, 84 acting 62
L61

7-5-4455 - 19:12 hours
Battalion 20: At this time we have 1 line stretched, going into operation, trucks are opening up, we have a light smoke condition coming from the windows, we're forcing entry.  We'll go with an All-Hands, need an extra engine and truck.
E42 acting 63
E97, L37 S/c
T39 (FAST Truck)
Battalion 27
Division 7
Squad 61
Rescue 3
RAC3

Exposures are:
1 - street
2 - alley
3 - street
4 - street

CIDS for 3451 De Levall Ave:
Factory 1 story 80x100 class 1.  Metal truss roof, heavy machinery.  Large open areas.  Search rope recommended.  No access on exposure 3 side.

19:15 hours
BC20: At this time it seems to be an overheated piece of machinery, we'll be checking it out further.  Have the units continue in at this time.

19:16 hours
BC20: At this time Box 4455, cancel all special units, also you can cancel the extra engine and extra truck.

19:17 hours
BC20: Fire has been extinguished, we're just opening up.

19:20 hours
BC20: Box 4455, at this time we will go Under Control.  We will release the FAST Unit, and Battalion 27 can go 10-8.

 

[Atlas]

A good lesson to be learned from this job - hats off to TL-33 & BC 20 on this call.  This was a commercial building with a high ceiling. Apparently a machine had over heated & the smoke built up inside the structure. TL-33 seeing the smoke pushing from several spots asked for the box to be transmitted. Batt 20 was the covering Battalion Chief since the 15th was at another fire (HONE AVE). Batt 20 requested an additional 1 & 1. 

It sounded like they might have had the makings of a good fire. Afterwards when Batt 20 reported that the smoke was just from an overheated motor, I was in the area & took a ride over there. The smoke was pouring out of the building some 20 minutes into the job when I arrived. Something that I have not seen in a good number of years. They even used a charged line to help get rid of some of the smoke.